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Pine river journal
VOLUME X NUMBER 4<>
THE PIXE RIVER. JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1947 SUB: $2.00 I'ine River and Vicinity—$2.50 Elsewhere
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
by C. M. A.
I'ine River has been Co** several
years, shirking certain responsibilities and by so doing lias allowed op-
porrtunities to pass unheeded, which
had Bhey been recognized and exploited, might have been the means of mak
ing it possible for some young person
of 'this community to become profitably launched upon a fruitful career,
with the added factor of favorable
publicity being reflected an our city,
thereby making people in other sections of the country conscious of this
area in whid!] we depend for our daily
bread.
Other towns in the vicinity have
long been acquainted with the value
of publicity derived from the different promotional activities which, occur
regularly throughout the state:, and
have also been conscious of the responsibility which is theirs in regard
to their young people enjoying equal
opportunity Of advancement with
those, who live in the so-called metropolitan areas.
This is not to say that nothing lias
been done for the young people of the
community. Along certain lines perhaps, effort has been expended to afford recreational facilities too tlieni,
and tihe forming of the two scout
troops was a commendable undertaking which should have the unqualified
support of everyone. However, in the
light of new avenues of opportunity
which could be made available to the
youth of the community through the
'concerted action of tbe business men
or the commercial club, little, if ai*^,
action has been taken and by tne
oversight or neglect, Pine (River !uas
been the loser.
This situation could easily be changed by the expem.iture of a little effort on beJhaif of the young people,
Who have every right to expect the
same consideration be shown them by
their town, as is evidenced in other
towns of like size throughout the state.
* * * *
All this has been leading up to the
fact filial Tine River has never sponsored a contest, iwherein some young
person would be chosen to .represent
this area, in competition" with the candidates, assembled from the various
ether sections who DO sponsor these
• vents, and by so doing, place some
deserving young person in a position
to capitalize upon an opportunity
which would otherwise have been denied them.
* * * *
More tilian a few careers are hased
upon these contests and more than a
few of those who have won them in
tlie past, were from towns no larger
than Pine Kiver.
The publicity gained for tbe area
by such representatives entered in
tlie larger contests would more than
offset the little, expense incurred and
the young people who are every bit as
talented as those of >tti*u* communi-,
ties, would be receiving tbe recognition which they deserve.
* i; * *
However, as stated earlier in this
little article, it does necessitate the
proper display of interest and the
willingness of some group to act as a:
sponsor, which after all does net seem
too hard a task to undertake—does
It?
TO CONDUCT COOKING SCHOOL
IN PINE RIVER FEBRUARY 26th
MISS INA ROWE
I louswivos Of the i'ine River area
will have rhe pleasure of learning new
met buds ol' preparing poultry for
cooking, canning and freezing next
week at a special school of instruction given by the Agrgictilt.u.re Extension Service.
.Miss Ina Rowe, Nutritionist, will
give the above demonstration, in Pine
ilviver Friday. February 2(i. at tine!
Marlow club rooms at 8 p. m.
This food discussion will be an interesting one and every home maker
should avail themselves of this 'opportunity to learn time saving and; .improved methods of preparing poultry.
Pirates Continue
j in Stride to Win
Another Sunday
Sunday evening, the Cass Lake Independent basketball squad invaded
the Pirates den for what proved to
pe a closely contested game which
again saw lie Pirates using tlieir second-hall' offensive to attain the margin of victory.
T'he first-half was evenly played
and found Cass Lake leading by five
poinis ai the u'dstle, bui iu Ihe si -
cond-half ihe Pirates overcame this
lead and forged ahead with a six-
point margin which tbe Cass Lake
cagers tried vainly to overcome, even
though ihe final whistle found the
scpre -"ib to -IS for Pine Uiver.
John Riley was high-poini man for
the Pirates.
As we go to press, the local tttliu
is playing Backus there, and details
of the game will be carried nexl week
Thursday evening, February 27,
Dec-wood will play here 'and this
should bo a good game, Pine Uiver
winning the first engagement by only two points.
Standing for the season: 19 games
played ami It; victories lor the Pirates.
Melvin Johnsons
Purchase Coffee
Shop This Week
The Coffee Shop which has been
owned and operated by Mr. and M-j'S.
Clyde .Ions since June 15 of last year,
changed hands Monday, when it was
purchased from them by ..Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Johnson of Elk Uiver, who assumed operation of the cafe Tuesday
morning.
-Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are both native Minnesotans and for the past several years have resided in Blk Kiver. wliere they were engaged in the
idairy business, operating a route iu
that vicinity. Prior to tlieir coming
to Pine Uiver. they bad charge of a
restaurant business in Wadena, that
they conducted until tlieir purchase
of the Coffee Shop in i'ine Uiver this
week. Mrs. Johnson has had extensive experience in restaurant operation and both she and Mr. Johnson have expressed their intention ot continuing the business in a manner acceptable to the public whose good will is
vei*y much appreciated by them.
Mr. and Mrs. Jons who will leave
next week for New 'Oileans, Florida
and other southern points where they
will enjoy an extended vacation he-
fore returning to Pine Kiver in the
spring to make their home, desire to
extend their appreciation to the public for their patronage in the past,
and heartily recommend their successors, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
SWANBURG
Mrs. Cecil Anderson, Corres. . . .
, . »
Mrs. L. Truax entertained the Swan
burg Ladies Aid Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moser spent
Thursday evening with the Cecil Andersons.
.Many from here, among the younger group, attended the wedding dance
at it ilite Bay Saturday evening.
Sunday dinner gueste sit the home
of ilr. and Mrs. Harold Moser were
ilr. and Mrs. Art Young anu family.
.Mrs. John Heemstra is spending
this week at Uusli city, receiving, professional treatments for better health.
—Tho't for the Day: It seems incredible—35-milllon man-made laws and
not a one can improve on the Ten
Commandments.
Mr. and ilrs. Clarence Peterson left
Friday of last week for Minneapolis,
to attend to business matters and to
spend a few days with relatives.
Watch for an important announcement for .March 7th, appearing soon in
this paper. tNo, not wedding bells
this time.)
.Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heemstra entertained a group of friends at a valentine party Friday of last week at
Mrs. It. E. Johnson and Mrs. James
Harker are on the "LaUrippe" list
ibis week. The, rest of us can fully
sympathize and we hope they soon
are well.
I heir home.
Miss Veta Young and ilr. Hon Fernlund of Cross Lake, were united in
marriage at Faith Church at a formal candle light service Friday evening
•of last week at i" p. in., with Rev. B.
K. Johnson reading the service.
A special meeting was held at the
ball Monday evening by the local men
folk who got together to talk over
the new road situation, pro ami con.
Unfortunately, we have received no
report.
Home for tiie weekend with home,
folks here were Miss Mavis Peterson
ot Pequot Lakes and Doris Anderson
of Minneapolis, Other guests Sunday
*»f the Oecil Andersons, were T/eo Fra-
sei .-.id Mr. ••el M"s. ''i'i And<*r=oTa
and Dickie of Pine Uiver.
Hjalmer Carlson is the new "Pilot''
on the big school bus. relieving Bill
Torgerson who now is free to put in
full time at the Ttorgerson-Desbayes
Garage and machine Shop—and Standard Oil station. It is plain to see—
.Swanburg is not sleeping.
Valentine's Hay holds a double
treat for the Art Young family as it is
also Mrs. Young's natal day. Tins
year as heretofore, many friends gathered to pay their 'respects and enjoy
the day with iter. Happy returns, Mabel.
Family Night will be celebrated at
Faith Ohureh .Sunday evening. The
Women's Mission Circle will serve refreshments in tlie church parlors and
an invitation is extended to everyone.
Do come, the whole family—every
familv.
Lorraine Derinsky
Becomes Bride
of Ervin Kouba
Marriage vows were exchanged in
tiie Congregational parsonage) tin Back
us Friday afternoon of last week, by
Miss Lorraine Derinsky, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Christensen of
Sebeka. and Ervin Kouba, son of ilr.
and Mrs. Tony Kouba of Pine Uiver.
The single ring service (was read by
Rev. Edward Smith.
For her wending the .bride wore a
white gown, fingertip veil and carried
an arm bouquet of red roses. She also wore a gold chain and locket, a gift
from the groom.
iiiiss Bernice Schmidt, Pequot Lakes, friend of tne bride; was bridesmaid. Her gown was of teal blue and
she carried a bouquet of white carnations.
Edgar Showers of Jenkins, attended ilr. Kouba as best man.
ilr. and .Mrs. Kouba are spending
,i short honeymoon in Brainerd and
will return to Pine Uiver to mnie
their home.
V.F.W. Addressed by
Agriculture Officer
Thursday Evening
The Boy Lee Post of the YFW met
Thursday evening of last week in the
Marlow club rooms where it was their
privilege to hear 'Bob Hempeii of Brain
erd, Veteran's Agricultural Training
Officer, who gave an interesting and
enlightening talk on the farm training program now available to veterans of Pine Kiver.
Upon conclusion of thei meeting, the
veterans adjourned to the IOOF hall
where they enjoyed lunch with members of tbe Auxiliary.
BLIND LAKE
Mrs. E. McKeebe, Correspondent
The Hildebrans called at the Erickson 'home last Wednesday.
Harriet McKeebe spent last Thursday night at the Dauber home.
Mr. and ilrs. Harvey Halvorson
spent Saturday at the Leslie 'Beals.
Lucille Hemmelman spent Tuesday
night of last week with ber friend,
Harriet McKeebe.
George Wolford and Maxine McKeebe spent last Thursday night at
the Dauber borne.
George Wolford and Maxine McKeebe drove io Pine Uiver aud Brainerd Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Hemmelman
spent Saturday afternoon in Pine River.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Halvorson and
Mrs. Leslie Reals helped ilrs. Ida
Halvorson celebrate lysr birthday
Wednesday evening of last week.
ilrs. John Dauber arrived home on
Saturday alter spending three weeks
caring for ber sister at Waterloo. Ia..
who passed away Sunday. Funeral
oia.-aicoa: were held Wednesday of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickel
to Celebrate Golden
Wedding, March 2
ilr. and ilrs. A. ('. Hickel of this
city, will observe their golden wedding
anniversary on ISunday, March 2, by
holding open-house in the Marlow
club rooms, beginning at 2 p. na.', and
continuing throughout the afternoon
until six o'clock.
ilr. and Mrs. Hicivei, were united in
marriage at Springfield, Minn., in
1897, where tbey made their home until 1919, .coming to Pine |Uiver on October 4 of that year. During their
28-years of residence in this community, they iiave made many friends
ami they extend a hearty invitation
to everyone to join them in celebrating
this fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day.
BilNGO PARTY VERY SUCCESSFUL
Thei Bingo party held Tuesday evening, sponsored by a group of ladies
of the Catholic church, was very successful, being attended by a large
crowd who spent an enjoyable evening. Those in charge, were .Mesdames
F. A. Siefert, Calvet. P.. J. Hourigan,
Robert Good, Chester italek and C. F.
Hughes, chairman.
Tbje prizes, many of iwbic.h were donated by various business houses, to
whom thei sponsors wish to extend
their appreciation, were very good,
and tbe lunch which was served thruout the evening was well received.
Lloyd O'Connor was thei recipient
of the door prize, an enlarged tinted
framed photo; donated by I be Rridge-
nian Studio, Walker.
MOTHERS HOLD PARTY FOR
FACULTY MEMBERS TODAY
This afternoon, faculty members of
tiie local school will be entertained by
mothers of thes tudents, at a i offee
painty which will begin upon the dismissal of classes for the day, and
will be held in tbe school building.
The gathering will be an informal
affair and mothers are urged to attend to become h<!lter acquainted
with the various instructors of the
teaching staff;
FREE FAMILY PARTY THIS
AFTERNOON AT MARLOW
The Free Family Party, sponsored
by Sherwood-Houston, will lake place
this afternoon, Friday, beginning at
I wo o'i lock in the Marlo.w.
A movie of over two hours running
lime will be shown, followed by several acts featuring local talent.
Upon completion of the entertainment, a free lunch will be served at
the .Sherwood-Houston Garage.
David Lund
Explains Capture
by Yugo-Slavs
K(l. Note: The following fetter was
received by Mr. and Mrs. Anton Lund
Of Pine Uiver, from their son, David,
who is stationed in N|orth«rn Italy
with tin' 849th Inf. Keg., and wil] explain the particulars of bis capture
by the Yugoslavs, about which there
has been several conflicting stories.
Dear Folks:
Three otheir fellows and I just got
back from Yugoslavia. We had been
on outpost ,No. 86 on tlie Morgan line
and were going to Gorizia after our
P. X. rations; we took a short cut
through the woods and before we
knew what happened, we (were surrounded by Yugoslav soldiers who
made prisoners of us.
We were put in a truck and taken
to iheir headquarters where we were
kept for three days, being under machine-gun guard the entire time. However, we were well fed and t wouldn't
mind going back for some more of the
eais. They questioned us extensively
wanting to know about military conditions of our division, about wbich
we mid i hem nothing, making them
very angry.
They also wanted to know if we
liked President Truman and told us
thai they were in possession! of the
atomic bomb secrets. We just laughed at them.
i in ihe day of our capture, we bad
iusi been promoted to 1'FC's.
* i,i\ id
The above bitter was written about
January 25th. David reports cold
weather n Northern Italy, with little
snow and, guard duty forming tbe
bulk of their work.
AUXILIARY MET THURSDAY
EVE AT IOOF HALL
The YFW Auxiliary to Post 2(111
met at tlie IOOF ball Thursday evening of last week. Two-dollars was
sent to the veterans hospital in St.
Cloud and reports were read from the
Sunshine'hospital, National Home and
chairman.
Several of the members brought
worn clothing to he sent to the St.
Cloud hospital toy the hospital cthai.r-
niaii, where they will be made into
rugs by patients. A short program
was given in observance of the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington.
MILDRED
LOCALS
ilr. and ilrs. F. A. Siefert drove in
■ '"aitoUs Sunday, wliere they spenl
the day.
- . m
ilrs. Alice Parrish left Sunday for
Minneapolis to visit relatives.
Fred Sundermeyer called at the
Heemstras ISunday afternoon.
ilrs. Lester I'icolet spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Bert Heemstra.
June, James: a.ollin, Gertrude, Irene
and Oeorge O'Leary are all ill at their
home.
-Mines. Lillian Whiting and Daisy
Hollis visited Sunday with Mrs. Kra-
mar at the Pine Kiver hospital.
Orville Callahan has closed his radio shop in I'ine River and has re-
enlisted in the army for three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mager spent
.Sunday afternoon with their daughter,
Myrtle Ostrom who is a patient at the
local, hospital.
Kenneth Picolet and Wayne Heemstra attended, a valentine party at the
Shafer home in Pine Uiver Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and ilrs. William Heemstra
and Flsie and Barbara were Sunday
■dinner guests of Mr. and ilrs. Bert
Heemstra and sons.
Mildred school pupils and their
teacher enjoyed a valentine party on
Friday afternoon. After the party,
ilrs. Picolet served refreshments of
jello and valentine, cookies.
We are glad to report ilrs. Chris
Anderson back at the Pine Uiver hot
lunch project after spending several
days at home with painful burns she
received while at work.
Mrs. G. W. Kramar suffered a stroke
Thursday afternoon of last week and
was taken to the I'ine Uiver hospital
in the evening. At present, she is
seriously ill. Others in the local hospital, include ilrs. Myrtle) Ojstrom
with a severe attack of pleuresy. Don
na llice who underwent an appendectomy Friday and Laddie Jones who
has had pneumonia and who is still
very ill.
The Mildred Farm Bureau held
their regular meeting at the school
Friday evening with a good attendance." Pacesilent J. L. Battles appointed .lames Cada as Blue Cross Hospitalization chairman. ilrs. Hanson,
Clyde Chamberlain and Mr. Brueberg,
Representative Lundrigan is
Sponsoiing Veterans Aid Bill
in State Legislature
SPONSORS BILL FOR VETS
REP. DON D. LUNDRIGAN
ERADELPHIAN CLUB NOTES
'I'iie Eradelphian club met Friday
of last week at the home of'Mrs. Don
Johnson, ilrs. B. F. Christian gave
a comprehensive review on Libraries
which was appreciated by all. .v
very welcome visitor from International Falls, and an ex-charter member, ilrs. Jessie Hall, mother of president, ilrs. Cromett, was present.
The social theme of the afternoon
was a pink and blue shower 'honoring
Mrs. Robert Hood who received many
-gifts.
Eighteen ladies enjoyed the luncheon served by hostesses, ilrs. j->on
Johnson and ilrs. Olaf Monson. A
fine; review, a cheery fireplace, good
food, all were conducive to an instructive, happy afternoon.
On February 28th, the club will
meet at the home oi Mrs. J. J. Allen,
when ilrs. N. H. Phillips will, review
"History id' Minnesota Nrtmes.," and
Mrs. Germain will discuss iSlusan P..
Anthony's life;.
—ilrs. Alice Amy, Club Reporter
Lyle Stanley,
Lorraine Schmelzer
Announce Marriage
Lyle E. Stanley, son of Mr. and ilrs.
Orman Stanley of th|is city, and Lorraine F. Schmelzer. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sthinelze.ii of Poplar,
haev announced their recent marriage
which took place on Tuesday evening,
February 11. ,it seven o'clock, in the
parsonage at Backus, with Rev. Swenson conducting the ceremony.
Attendants for the young couple,
were Miss Marcella Farnum who was
bridesmaid and Myles Cadwell, best
man.
Both young people are well known
here, tiie bride having been employed
at O'Connor's Cafeijfor some time, and
the groom who returned home about
a year ago after completing bis army
service.
Flying Fisherman
Visit Ponto Lake
on Thursday
Pontoria had an air raid Thursday,
when three planes piloted by Wandall
Ponsford, James iSeater. W. D. Tobin,
Ralph Stuhr, Ualph Aiken and Gordon 'Thayer, all of Annandale, landed
on Ponto Lake, spending the weekend
fishing. They stayed at the Walter
Ponisfords. an uncle of one of the flyers. Walt is quite a flying enthusiast so we would not be surprised to
see that old Shell-back piloting one of
those cute little jobs like is nephew
uses. Here's happy landings to you,
Walt!
—Pontoria Conrespondent
ispeech instructor at the Pine Itiver
school, were guests, ilr. Brueberg introduced Clyde Chamberlain who gave
bis 4-H essay with which be recently
won third place in the county. James
Cada gave an interesting talk on Pastures and Meadows after which the
■meeting was adjourned and lunch was
served by the ladies.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Kramer Will be
Held Friday
Mrs. ileorge Kramar id Mildred,
died at her home Tuesday evening, at
the age of 66 years.
Funeral services will be held at two
o'clock Friday afternoon from the Mildred Chapel with Uev. .1. H. Wiens oi-
ficiating. Interment will be made in
the Mildred cemetery.
Representative Don D. Lundrigan
el' ibis city, is sponsoring a bill in\ the
Minnesota Legislature which, if passed, would liberalize provisions, governing distribution of grants from the
fund established by tlie Minnesota
'Legislature in 1943 to aid returning
veterans who neied help to get reestablished (in. civilian life. He introduced a bill this past week, in company with a group o fellow legislators
which would allow the? Department of
Veteran's Affairs to make a grant
Wherei needed, to enable veterans to
purchase tools and other equipment
for use in a trade or a business. The
present law allows a grant only for
necessities or, in the case of educational help, only for tuition.
The bill also liberalizes the law authorizing grants for tuition by providing that grams may be made for payment of fees, board, room, books and
supplies as well as tuition.
Tigers Lose Two
in Week by
Narrow Margin
Thei Pine Uiver high school basketball squad has been on the short end
of the count in ttiei.r last two games,
losing last Friday to Pequot Lakes,
tliere, by a close score of 33 to 29, and,
dropping one to New York Mills on
Tuesday eveining by the narrow margin of 20 to 24.
In tlie Pequot game the boys were
handicapped by the absence of Harker from the lineup who refrained from,
playing duei to a bad foot. The game
was well played throughout with Fraser and Dingle turning in the best performance for the locals, and Derksen
and Fverhart showing to advantage
for Pequot.
Tuesday evening, thei boys turned
in tlieir *K>orest game of the season
and New York .Mills rook advantage of
the fact to eke out a two-point win
2d to 24. Dingle played, best for the
Tigers and ilatti was high-point man
for their opponents, scoring 14 of
their 2(i-jioints.
Thursday evening. Feb. 27, the Tigers will meet Pequot on a neutral
floor in .a game which will decide the
second place drawing for tournament
opponents.
The teams are now lied for second
place and this game, which will he
played at Brainerd, is necessary to
decide the issue:. The boys deserve a
lot of support on this one.
Friday, February 21. the Tigers
meet Hackensack .here and play Kernel' there. Tuesday, Feb. 2o.
PONTORIA
E. K. Ellison, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Null drove to
Brainerd Friday.
Harley Laflm and. Mrs. Calvet made
a trip to Brainerd Friday.
,-G-len Snodgrass and Cliff Kruckow,'
helped Harley Laflin Butcher Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Ellison and J. U.
were supper guests at the Fred Mayers .Sunday.
The crow Wing Electric Co., connected the Lee Chapman home for
electricity Monday.
The Ponto Lake Ladies 'Society met
at the home of Mrs. Lee Chapman on
Thursday afternoon. Several new
members joined at this time.
Air. and ilrs. Glen Snodgrass and)
sons Lyle, and Wilbur were supper
guests at the Ellison home Wednesday.
ilrs. Laflin met with a painful accident last week when she, tell and
wrenched her -shoulder severely. We
hope she will soon be alright again.
..aie following were weekend guests
at the Snodgrass home: ilr. and Mrs.
Ben Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Kulkay,
Carl Erickson and Gene 'Snodgrass,
a,, ot .alinneapolis.
One of the biggest social events
that 'has occurred in this community
for some time, -was tlie party held Saturday evening tit the Glen Snodgrass
ihome on the occasion of the anniversaries of Mrs. Snodgrass and Victor
t'bligg. Only the spacious'rooms of
the Snodgrass home could have ac-
commodatel the large attendance of
seventy guests. The main feature of
the evening was dancing which started at 8:30 p. m.. and lasted until the
small hours of the morning. Lunch
was served at miduite. A surprise of
tne evening, was the appearance of
our old friend Leon Darey with Paul
1'unyan whiskers, fiddle and all and
w-aen Leon culs loose with bis fiddle
accompanied by the stamp, stamp of
tiiai rythmic mot oi his, a wooden
Indian would have to dance. We believe a .get-together party oi this nature not only brings tdgether the new
and old neighbors to get acquainted
but is a mighty good tonic for tlie en-
lire community and we certainly all
had a swell time.
WSCS MET WEDNESDAY
The WSCS met Wednesday afternoon ai t'he Methodist Chur. h. with
Mrs. Wilson Smith in (barge of the
devotions. During the business meet-
ing, ilrs. Bates reported on the ilei-
ihodist conference held in Minneapolis January 21. and the greeting from
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Pine river journal
VOLUME X NUMBER 4<>
THE PIXE RIVER. JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1947 SUB: $2.00 I'ine River and Vicinity—$2.50 Elsewhere
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
by C. M. A.
I'ine River has been Co** several
years, shirking certain responsibilities and by so doing lias allowed op-
porrtunities to pass unheeded, which
had Bhey been recognized and exploited, might have been the means of mak
ing it possible for some young person
of 'this community to become profitably launched upon a fruitful career,
with the added factor of favorable
publicity being reflected an our city,
thereby making people in other sections of the country conscious of this
area in whid!] we depend for our daily
bread.
Other towns in the vicinity have
long been acquainted with the value
of publicity derived from the different promotional activities which, occur
regularly throughout the state:, and
have also been conscious of the responsibility which is theirs in regard
to their young people enjoying equal
opportunity Of advancement with
those, who live in the so-called metropolitan areas.
This is not to say that nothing lias
been done for the young people of the
community. Along certain lines perhaps, effort has been expended to afford recreational facilities too tlieni,
and tihe forming of the two scout
troops was a commendable undertaking which should have the unqualified
support of everyone. However, in the
light of new avenues of opportunity
which could be made available to the
youth of the community through the
'concerted action of tbe business men
or the commercial club, little, if ai*^,
action has been taken and by tne
oversight or neglect, Pine (River !uas
been the loser.
This situation could easily be changed by the expem.iture of a little effort on beJhaif of the young people,
Who have every right to expect the
same consideration be shown them by
their town, as is evidenced in other
towns of like size throughout the state.
* * * *
All this has been leading up to the
fact filial Tine River has never sponsored a contest, iwherein some young
person would be chosen to .represent
this area, in competition" with the candidates, assembled from the various
ether sections who DO sponsor these
• vents, and by so doing, place some
deserving young person in a position
to capitalize upon an opportunity
which would otherwise have been denied them.
* * * *
More tilian a few careers are hased
upon these contests and more than a
few of those who have won them in
tlie past, were from towns no larger
than Pine Kiver.
The publicity gained for tbe area
by such representatives entered in
tlie larger contests would more than
offset the little, expense incurred and
the young people who are every bit as
talented as those of >tti*u* communi-,
ties, would be receiving tbe recognition which they deserve.
* i; * *
However, as stated earlier in this
little article, it does necessitate the
proper display of interest and the
willingness of some group to act as a:
sponsor, which after all does net seem
too hard a task to undertake—does
It?
TO CONDUCT COOKING SCHOOL
IN PINE RIVER FEBRUARY 26th
MISS INA ROWE
I louswivos Of the i'ine River area
will have rhe pleasure of learning new
met buds ol' preparing poultry for
cooking, canning and freezing next
week at a special school of instruction given by the Agrgictilt.u.re Extension Service.
.Miss Ina Rowe, Nutritionist, will
give the above demonstration, in Pine
ilviver Friday. February 2(i. at tine!
Marlow club rooms at 8 p. m.
This food discussion will be an interesting one and every home maker
should avail themselves of this 'opportunity to learn time saving and; .improved methods of preparing poultry.
Pirates Continue
j in Stride to Win
Another Sunday
Sunday evening, the Cass Lake Independent basketball squad invaded
the Pirates den for what proved to
pe a closely contested game which
again saw lie Pirates using tlieir second-hall' offensive to attain the margin of victory.
T'he first-half was evenly played
and found Cass Lake leading by five
poinis ai the u'dstle, bui iu Ihe si -
cond-half ihe Pirates overcame this
lead and forged ahead with a six-
point margin which tbe Cass Lake
cagers tried vainly to overcome, even
though ihe final whistle found the
scpre -"ib to -IS for Pine Uiver.
John Riley was high-poini man for
the Pirates.
As we go to press, the local tttliu
is playing Backus there, and details
of the game will be carried nexl week
Thursday evening, February 27,
Dec-wood will play here 'and this
should bo a good game, Pine Uiver
winning the first engagement by only two points.
Standing for the season: 19 games
played ami It; victories lor the Pirates.
Melvin Johnsons
Purchase Coffee
Shop This Week
The Coffee Shop which has been
owned and operated by Mr. and M-j'S.
Clyde .Ions since June 15 of last year,
changed hands Monday, when it was
purchased from them by ..Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Johnson of Elk Uiver, who assumed operation of the cafe Tuesday
morning.
-Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are both native Minnesotans and for the past several years have resided in Blk Kiver. wliere they were engaged in the
idairy business, operating a route iu
that vicinity. Prior to tlieir coming
to Pine Uiver. they bad charge of a
restaurant business in Wadena, that
they conducted until tlieir purchase
of the Coffee Shop in i'ine Uiver this
week. Mrs. Johnson has had extensive experience in restaurant operation and both she and Mr. Johnson have expressed their intention ot continuing the business in a manner acceptable to the public whose good will is
vei*y much appreciated by them.
Mr. and Mrs. Jons who will leave
next week for New 'Oileans, Florida
and other southern points where they
will enjoy an extended vacation he-
fore returning to Pine Kiver in the
spring to make their home, desire to
extend their appreciation to the public for their patronage in the past,
and heartily recommend their successors, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
SWANBURG
Mrs. Cecil Anderson, Corres. . . .
, . »
Mrs. L. Truax entertained the Swan
burg Ladies Aid Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moser spent
Thursday evening with the Cecil Andersons.
.Many from here, among the younger group, attended the wedding dance
at it ilite Bay Saturday evening.
Sunday dinner gueste sit the home
of ilr. and Mrs. Harold Moser were
ilr. and Mrs. Art Young anu family.
.Mrs. John Heemstra is spending
this week at Uusli city, receiving, professional treatments for better health.
—Tho't for the Day: It seems incredible—35-milllon man-made laws and
not a one can improve on the Ten
Commandments.
Mr. and ilrs. Clarence Peterson left
Friday of last week for Minneapolis,
to attend to business matters and to
spend a few days with relatives.
Watch for an important announcement for .March 7th, appearing soon in
this paper. tNo, not wedding bells
this time.)
.Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heemstra entertained a group of friends at a valentine party Friday of last week at
Mrs. It. E. Johnson and Mrs. James
Harker are on the "LaUrippe" list
ibis week. The, rest of us can fully
sympathize and we hope they soon
are well.
I heir home.
Miss Veta Young and ilr. Hon Fernlund of Cross Lake, were united in
marriage at Faith Church at a formal candle light service Friday evening
•of last week at i" p. in., with Rev. B.
K. Johnson reading the service.
A special meeting was held at the
ball Monday evening by the local men
folk who got together to talk over
the new road situation, pro ami con.
Unfortunately, we have received no
report.
Home for tiie weekend with home,
folks here were Miss Mavis Peterson
ot Pequot Lakes and Doris Anderson
of Minneapolis, Other guests Sunday
*»f the Oecil Andersons, were T/eo Fra-
sei .-.id Mr. ••el M"s. ''i'i Andon
Johnson and ilrs. Olaf Monson. A
fine; review, a cheery fireplace, good
food, all were conducive to an instructive, happy afternoon.
On February 28th, the club will
meet at the home oi Mrs. J. J. Allen,
when ilrs. N. H. Phillips will, review
"History id' Minnesota Nrtmes.," and
Mrs. Germain will discuss iSlusan P..
Anthony's life;.
—ilrs. Alice Amy, Club Reporter
Lyle Stanley,
Lorraine Schmelzer
Announce Marriage
Lyle E. Stanley, son of Mr. and ilrs.
Orman Stanley of th|is city, and Lorraine F. Schmelzer. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sthinelze.ii of Poplar,
haev announced their recent marriage
which took place on Tuesday evening,
February 11. ,it seven o'clock, in the
parsonage at Backus, with Rev. Swenson conducting the ceremony.
Attendants for the young couple,
were Miss Marcella Farnum who was
bridesmaid and Myles Cadwell, best
man.
Both young people are well known
here, tiie bride having been employed
at O'Connor's Cafeijfor some time, and
the groom who returned home about
a year ago after completing bis army
service.
Flying Fisherman
Visit Ponto Lake
on Thursday
Pontoria had an air raid Thursday,
when three planes piloted by Wandall
Ponsford, James iSeater. W. D. Tobin,
Ralph Stuhr, Ualph Aiken and Gordon 'Thayer, all of Annandale, landed
on Ponto Lake, spending the weekend
fishing. They stayed at the Walter
Ponisfords. an uncle of one of the flyers. Walt is quite a flying enthusiast so we would not be surprised to
see that old Shell-back piloting one of
those cute little jobs like is nephew
uses. Here's happy landings to you,
Walt!
—Pontoria Conrespondent
ispeech instructor at the Pine Itiver
school, were guests, ilr. Brueberg introduced Clyde Chamberlain who gave
bis 4-H essay with which be recently
won third place in the county. James
Cada gave an interesting talk on Pastures and Meadows after which the
■meeting was adjourned and lunch was
served by the ladies.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Kramer Will be
Held Friday
Mrs. ileorge Kramar id Mildred,
died at her home Tuesday evening, at
the age of 66 years.
Funeral services will be held at two
o'clock Friday afternoon from the Mildred Chapel with Uev. .1. H. Wiens oi-
ficiating. Interment will be made in
the Mildred cemetery.
Representative Don D. Lundrigan
el' ibis city, is sponsoring a bill in\ the
Minnesota Legislature which, if passed, would liberalize provisions, governing distribution of grants from the
fund established by tlie Minnesota
'Legislature in 1943 to aid returning
veterans who neied help to get reestablished (in. civilian life. He introduced a bill this past week, in company with a group o fellow legislators
which would allow the? Department of
Veteran's Affairs to make a grant
Wherei needed, to enable veterans to
purchase tools and other equipment
for use in a trade or a business. The
present law allows a grant only for
necessities or, in the case of educational help, only for tuition.
The bill also liberalizes the law authorizing grants for tuition by providing that grams may be made for payment of fees, board, room, books and
supplies as well as tuition.
Tigers Lose Two
in Week by
Narrow Margin
Thei Pine Uiver high school basketball squad has been on the short end
of the count in ttiei.r last two games,
losing last Friday to Pequot Lakes,
tliere, by a close score of 33 to 29, and,
dropping one to New York Mills on
Tuesday eveining by the narrow margin of 20 to 24.
In tlie Pequot game the boys were
handicapped by the absence of Harker from the lineup who refrained from,
playing duei to a bad foot. The game
was well played throughout with Fraser and Dingle turning in the best performance for the locals, and Derksen
and Fverhart showing to advantage
for Pequot.
Tuesday evening, thei boys turned
in tlieir *K>orest game of the season
and New York .Mills rook advantage of
the fact to eke out a two-point win
2d to 24. Dingle played, best for the
Tigers and ilatti was high-point man
for their opponents, scoring 14 of
their 2(i-jioints.
Thursday evening. Feb. 27, the Tigers will meet Pequot on a neutral
floor in .a game which will decide the
second place drawing for tournament
opponents.
The teams are now lied for second
place and this game, which will he
played at Brainerd, is necessary to
decide the issue:. The boys deserve a
lot of support on this one.
Friday, February 21. the Tigers
meet Hackensack .here and play Kernel' there. Tuesday, Feb. 2o.
PONTORIA
E. K. Ellison, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Null drove to
Brainerd Friday.
Harley Laflm and. Mrs. Calvet made
a trip to Brainerd Friday.
,-G-len Snodgrass and Cliff Kruckow,'
helped Harley Laflin Butcher Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Ellison and J. U.
were supper guests at the Fred Mayers .Sunday.
The crow Wing Electric Co., connected the Lee Chapman home for
electricity Monday.
The Ponto Lake Ladies 'Society met
at the home of Mrs. Lee Chapman on
Thursday afternoon. Several new
members joined at this time.
Air. and ilrs. Glen Snodgrass and)
sons Lyle, and Wilbur were supper
guests at the Ellison home Wednesday.
ilrs. Laflin met with a painful accident last week when she, tell and
wrenched her -shoulder severely. We
hope she will soon be alright again.
..aie following were weekend guests
at the Snodgrass home: ilr. and Mrs.
Ben Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Kulkay,
Carl Erickson and Gene 'Snodgrass,
a,, ot .alinneapolis.
One of the biggest social events
that 'has occurred in this community
for some time, -was tlie party held Saturday evening tit the Glen Snodgrass
ihome on the occasion of the anniversaries of Mrs. Snodgrass and Victor
t'bligg. Only the spacious'rooms of
the Snodgrass home could have ac-
commodatel the large attendance of
seventy guests. The main feature of
the evening was dancing which started at 8:30 p. m.. and lasted until the
small hours of the morning. Lunch
was served at miduite. A surprise of
tne evening, was the appearance of
our old friend Leon Darey with Paul
1'unyan whiskers, fiddle and all and
w-aen Leon culs loose with bis fiddle
accompanied by the stamp, stamp of
tiiai rythmic mot oi his, a wooden
Indian would have to dance. We believe a .get-together party oi this nature not only brings tdgether the new
and old neighbors to get acquainted
but is a mighty good tonic for tlie en-
lire community and we certainly all
had a swell time.
WSCS MET WEDNESDAY
The WSCS met Wednesday afternoon ai t'he Methodist Chur. h. with
Mrs. Wilson Smith in (barge of the
devotions. During the business meet-
ing, ilrs. Bates reported on the ilei-
ihodist conference held in Minneapolis January 21. and the greeting from
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